Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I am glad to hear that the Bloc Québécois supports the general idea. I would have liked their support here in the House, but I understand that we have our differences. The Conservatives slashed health transfers and the Liberals maintained those cuts, but our parties agree that health transfers need to go up by at least 6%.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her very relevant question. It is true that having bad teeth is usually the most obvious outward sign that makes it possible to differentiate between social classes. Poor dental health has an impact on every aspect of a person's life. Everyone can understand how that could make it harder for someone to get a job and cause problems in their social and love lives.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank the parliamentary secretary for his interesting question. I come from the union and labour relations community, where collective agreements and contracts are renegotiated. One thing is certain: in 100% of the cases, we do not know how the negotiations will end before they begin.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my NDP colleague for her inspiring speech, and I look forward to hearing my colleagues' questions very shortly. I would like to begin by proposing that we remember what our role is as representatives of our constituents. I think our primary focus must always be on trying to create a better, fairer, more progressive world where people can live in dignity, reach their full potential, hold meaningful jobs with good working conditions and have a good quality of life that makes life worth living.

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, last spring, half a million people protested in the streets of Montreal. It was the biggest protest in our history. These people were calling for real action to address the climate crisis. They know that it is urgent that we slash our carbon footprint to prevent an environmental disaster.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech, which had a strong focus on respect for the law. I have two comments about that. First, it should be noted that, in the history of Canadian colonialism, the law often gave authority to steal land from indigenous peoples, put indigenous peoples on reserves and take indigenous children away from their families and send them to residential schools.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for her remarks. We have essentially the same point of view. The Conservatives are talking a lot about legality when we know that, historically, with colonialism, legislation has often been used to steal land and violate the rights of indigenous peoples.

Judges Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. Enhancing judicial training and knowledge is a step in the right direction. However, we must not have situations where women are physically unsafe. Sadly, the fact is that, at least 20,000 times a year, Quebec's shelters have to turn away women who need help, because there are not enough beds, because there are no rooms for them.

Judges Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Rivière-du-Nord for his speech. Obviously, the NDP is pleased that Bill C-5 is moving forward. This bill contains some worthwhile measures, such as training to encourage the judiciary to be more aware of all of the complex issues related to sexual assault and sexual violence.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, Saturday, February 22, will mark the one-year anniversary of the Algerian uprising, when Algerians started taking to the streets to demand democratic reforms, more justice, more freedom and respect for human rights. Once a week, millions of Algerians fill the streets to protest for those rights.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I think he sees the glass half full as opposed to half empty right now. People are suffering. They do not have access to the employment insurance they need. The NDP does not understand why the government refuses to grant 50 weeks of EI sickness benefits, when those additional weeks would fill a desperate need.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I have a very simple question. We know that, in life, going into space is complicated, beating cancer is complicated and conducting scientific research is complicated. However, improving employment insurance is not complicated. Why can we not take action right away to make EI more accessible and to give sick people the weeks of benefits they need?

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech and her important work. Clearly, the NDP agrees that the benefit period should be extended from 15 to 50 weeks. It is the right thing to do. It is the most compassionate and logical thing to do. I have a question for my colleague about another flaw in the existing system.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her very compassionate and touching speech that was full of poignancy. She spoke to Quebeckers about what they are going through or have been through. She said something that struck me when she was talking about the nest egg that belongs to the workers and not to the government, which has been helping itself to the fund for years now.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. The NDP is certainly in favour of increasing EI sickness benefits to 50 weeks. That would be the most acceptable and compassionate approach, and it would be more in line with people's reality. I have a question for my Liberal Party colleague.